MINSK, Belarus - Julija Skalkovič (20, Brest) was crowned Miss Belarus 2012 (Міс Беларусь-2012) at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk on May 4. She will represent Belarus in Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia on August 18. Viktoryja Šavieĺ was the first runner-up and Anastasija Pahraničnaja was the second runner-up. Since Miss Belarus is a biennial contest, one of the runners-up will compete in Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia on September next year.